diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 082b08e2c4..c291b72c18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2354,13 +2354,13 @@ at91rm9200dk_config	:	unconfig
 	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm920t at91rm9200dk atmel at91rm9200
 
 at91sam9261ek_config	:	unconfig
-	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91sam9261ek atmel at91sam9
+	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91sam9261ek atmel at91
 
 at91sam9263ek_config	:	unconfig
-	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91sam9263ek atmel at91sam9
+	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91sam9263ek atmel at91
 
 at91sam9rlek_config	:	unconfig
-	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91sam9rlek atmel at91sam9
+	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91sam9rlek atmel at91
 
 cmc_pu2_config	:	unconfig
 	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm920t cmc_pu2 NULL at91rm9200
@@ -2382,10 +2382,10 @@ mp2usb_config	:	unconfig
 #########################################################################
 
 at91cap9adk_config	:	unconfig
-	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91cap9adk atmel at91sam9
+	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91cap9adk atmel at91
 
 at91sam9260ek_config	:	unconfig
-	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91sam9260ek atmel at91sam9
+	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) arm arm926ejs at91sam9260ek atmel at91
 
 ########################################################################
 ## ARM Integrator boards - see doc/README-integrator for more info.
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/Makefile b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/Makefile
rename to cpu/arm926ejs/at91/Makefile
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/config.mk b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/config.mk
similarity index 62%
rename from cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/config.mk
rename to cpu/arm926ejs/at91/config.mk
index 83040ebe73..31491a843a 100644
--- a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/config.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -march=armv5te
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=arm926ejs,)
-LDSCRIPT := $(SRCTREE)/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/u-boot.lds
+LDSCRIPT := $(SRCTREE)/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/u-boot.lds
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/ether.c b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/ether.c
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/ether.c
rename to cpu/arm926ejs/at91/ether.c
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/lowlevel_init.S b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/lowlevel_init.S
rename to cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/spi.c b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/spi.c
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/spi.c
rename to cpu/arm926ejs/at91/spi.c
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/timer.c b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/timer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/timer.c
rename to cpu/arm926ejs/at91/timer.c
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/u-boot.lds b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/u-boot.lds
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/u-boot.lds
rename to cpu/arm926ejs/at91/u-boot.lds
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/usb.c b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/usb.c
similarity index 100%
rename from cpu/arm926ejs/at91sam9/usb.c
rename to cpu/arm926ejs/at91/usb.c
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_pio.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_pio.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_pio.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_pio.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_pit.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_pit.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_pit.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_pit.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_pmc.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_pmc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_pmc.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_pmc.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_rstc.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_rstc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_rstc.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_rstc.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_spi.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_spi.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91_spi.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_spi.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91cap9.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91cap9.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91cap9.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91cap9.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91cap9_matrix.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91cap9_matrix.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91cap9_matrix.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91cap9_matrix.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9260.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9260.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9260.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9260.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9260_matrix.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9260_matrix.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9260_matrix.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9260_matrix.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9261.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9261.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9261.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9261.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9261_matrix.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9261_matrix.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9261_matrix.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9261_matrix.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9263.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9263.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9263.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9263.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9263_matrix.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9263_matrix.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9263_matrix.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9263_matrix.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9_smc.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9_smc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9_smc.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9_smc.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9rl.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9rl.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9rl.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9rl.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9rl_matrix.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9rl_matrix.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/at91sam9rl_matrix.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91sam9rl_matrix.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/clk.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/clk.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/clk.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/clk.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/gpio.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/gpio.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/gpio.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/gpio.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/hardware.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/hardware.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/hardware.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/hardware.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/io.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/io.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/io.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/io.h
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/memory-map.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/memory-map.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/memory-map.h
rename to include/asm-arm/arch-at91/memory-map.h